Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyariand, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, will not accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday.
The Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) said this in a statement.
“The prime minister and the governor will not be in Pune, as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) reported that their presence was not necessary as the prime minister will be there for a short visit,” the statement said.
Modi began his three-city visit on Saturday to review the coronavirus vaccine development work by going to the manufacturing plant of major pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila near Ahmedabad in the morning.
After Ahmedabad, the prime minister is scheduled to visit the facilities of the vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad, after which he will head to Pune, where he will visit the SII, which has partnered with the global pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. for the vaccine.
The prime minister is scheduled to arrive at the Serum Institute campus around 4.30pm.
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